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	April 21 Gold sagged to 1643.4 and XAU to 164.12, a yearly low, as all gold funds lost. Silver edged up slightly to 31.80 and the dollar dipped to 79.13. The long bond yield held at 3.13%. April 14 Gold rallied, but closed at 1659.5. Silver finished down slightly at 31.60. XAU was up marginally at 167.64 as gold funds had a small gain. The dollar was essentially unchanged at 80.08 and the long bond yield slipped to 3.14%. April 7 Gold took another tumble for the short week, ending at 1634.1, and silver fell to 31.81. All gold funds lost as equities kept sliding. The dollar edged up to 80.01 and the long bond yield slipped slightly to 3.32%. March 30 Gold rose slightly to 1669.7 and silver to 32.38. Gold stocks sagged a little again as XAU dipped to 175.46. The dollar edged up to 78.96 and the long bond yield rose to 3.35%. March 23 Gold was essentially unchanged, ending at 1663.3, and silver dipped slightly to 32.34. XAU closed at 177.10 as gold funds slipped. The dollar slid to 79.33 and the long bond yield fell to 3.31%. March 16 Gold took another fall, plunging to 1660.1, taking silver and gold funds with it. Silver closed at 32.66 and XAU at 177.33, the lowest since Christmas. The dollar rose, but returned to 79.77. The long bond yield climbed to 3.41%. March 9 Gold slipped but ended the week up slightly at 1714.5. Silver edged down to 34.42 and XAU fell to 186.85 as gold funds lost more value. The dollar rose to 79.96 and the long bond yield climbed to 3.19%. March 2 Gold ended the week at 1712.0 and silver at 34.83 as metals had a bad week. XAU finished at 194.22 as all gold funds lost value. The dollar rose to 79.43 and the long bond yield held steady at 3.11%. February 29 Gold ended the month plunging to 1697.7 and silver to 34.74 as the entire market fell. All gold funds fell as XAU dropped to 195.56 and the dollar rose to 78.67. The long bond yield was steady at 3.08%. February 24 Gold surged to 1781 before settling at 1774.6 and silver jumped to 35.51. Gold funds had a good week as XAU climbed over 202 before ending at 200.10. The dollar sagged further to 78.39 and the long bond yield slipped to 3.09%. February 17 The market rested as gold edged up to 1724.8 and silver down to 33.69. XAU slipped to 192.83 and the dollar was up slightly to 79.37. The long bond yield rose marginally to 3.16%. February 10 Gold tried to rally but settled back at 1723.1 with silver at 33.69. XAU retreated to 194.71 as gold stocks weakened. The dollar held steady at 79.05 and the long bond yield slipped to 3.12%. February 3 Gold jumped to 1760 before ending the week falling back to 1726.9, causing most funds to have a small loss. Silver also slipped slightly to 33.77. XAU finished down at 200.34. The dollar was essentially unchanged and the long bond yield was up at 3.15%. January 27 Gold surged to 1738.3 and silver to 34.09 as the rally continued. XAU climbed to 202.68 as gold funds responded. The dollar dropped to 78.80 and the long bond yield held at 3.06%
	The top gold funds for the week ending April 20 and for the entire month of March (percentage change):
	April 20 Fund 1wk 3wks 6wks 2012 nav SLV iShrs Silver Trust ETF 0.7 -2.0 -7.4 14.1 30.75 VGPMX Vanguard Prec Metals . -0.6 -4.0 -11.1 -4.5 18.51 GLD SPDR Gold Shares . -0.8 -1.6 -4.1 5.0 159.54 GOLDX GAMCO Gold AAA . -1.4 -4.5 -13.0 -6.7 21.96 SGGDX First Eagle Gold A . -1.4 -4.8 -11.5 -7.6 26.75 March 30 1mo 3mos 12mos 2yrs 3yrs GLD SPDR Gold Shares . -1.3 6.7 15.9 48.8 79.6 SLV iShrs Silver Trust ETF -6.5 16.5 -14.7 83.1 145.3 ASA ASA Ltd . -8.9 -1.6 -17.7 SGGDX First Eagle Gold A . -9.6 -2.9 -13.7 19.0 46.0 UNWPX US Global World Pr Mns -9.8 0.6 -28.9 -2.0 61.6
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